Roof Safety

I'm considering a Granite Ridge shingle roof to replace my three tab shingle roof. I have living space above my garage where siding and window maintenance will need to be performed (painting, sealing, etc.). Because it sits above the garage, the only way to access the high spots is by placing a ladder on the garage roof. That's not necessarily a problem on an asphalt shingle. If I transition to a metal shingle, how will I safely use a ladder on the new roof surface to do maintenance?

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If you protect the stone coated surface from what would be the marring surface of the ladder, you should be fine.
Why not take the time to install a turnbuckle on the top of the roof so that you can have a permanent harness location to hook into? That way you could eliminate the ladder necessity and have a safe tie off location.

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The stone coating on the steel roofs does not seem to have as much grip on the inanimate objects as the asphalts do.
Perhaps it is the fact that there is less contact surface area but that is just my observation.
I would put the turnbuckle attachment point as I mentioned previously.

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